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EDMONTON STAMP CLUB

Volume 109, Number 4 April 2020 ISSN: 0046-1318

Mailing address: P.O. Box 399, Edmonton AB T5J 2J6

Website: http://www.edmontonstampclub.com

CANADA #1_U, (31 bids) $577

eBay

Regular meetings

St. Joseph High School Cafeteria, 10830 - 109 Street, 6:00 pm

CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Rescheduled 2020 Show September 19th & 20th

RCMP 100 Years – Noncompetitive Exhibits Only

http://www.edmontonstampclub.com/

2 E.S.C. BULLETIN Volume 109, Number 4


The Edmonton Stamp Club dates

back to 1912. The Club is Life

Chapter #6 of the Royal Philatelic

Society of Canada and Chapter #680

of the American Philatelic Society.

The editor welcomes

communications of all kinds–

letters, comments and articles.

Deadline, 7 days before first

monthly meeting. These may be forwarded to Fred Tauber, Edmonton

Stamp Club, Box 399, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 2J6, click “contact” on our

website or email to [email protected]

2019 - 2020 Board of Directors Area code 780-

Barnes, Richard President 488-5288 [email protected]

Schutte, Robert Past President 989-1260 [email protected]

Dykstra, Ed Vice President 587-341-0804 [email protected]

Hewitt, Bob Treasurer 466-0173 [email protected]

Stein, Warren Secretary 463-9881 [email protected]

(Archivist)

Tauber, Fred Membership 469-3034 [email protected]

(Webmaster-edmontonstampclub.com & Editor-Bulletin)

Kuester, Peter Director 451-0520 [email protected]

(Circuits Manager)

Pacey, Jeff Director 989-3491 [email protected]

Spencer, Keith Director 437-1787 [email protected]

(NWFSC, RPSC liaison)

Hetke. Dave Director 909-3974 [email protected]

Wissink, Barend Director 922-5019 [email protected]

Fast, Malcom Director 966-2812 [email protected]

Ken Bailey Director 990-4879 [email protected]

Dave Pattison Director 914-7742 [email protected]

Ed Pitts Director 986-7404 [email protected]

Piercey, David BNAPS liaison 437-2771 [email protected]

John Bucci Fall show coordinator 456-7095 [email protected]

Advertising rate schedule: Full page $30, half page $18. Nonmembers,

$1.00 per line up to 5 lines. Ten issue discount 20%. Five issue discount

10%. Members, Free, up to 5 lines. Contact Fred Tauber at

[email protected] or Edmonton Stamp Club by mail.

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4 E.S.C. BULLETIN Volume 109 Number 4

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

To paraphrase the old Chinese curse, we are “Living in interesting

times” with the COVIS -19 virus and the resulting effects on our

lives. It is important to look after ourselves and our loved ones.

Equally important is that we keep in touch with each other. We in the

stamp collecting community and the Edmonton Stamp Club need to

reach out to each other by phone and email. I must say it is always

nice to get a phone call or email from fellow members of the Club. If

you are like me it is nice to know how other members are doing and

have a break in my home routine during my home confinement. I am

fortunate in that my employer, Home Depot, has allowed me to use

my sick leave to stay home for a month during the spread of the virus

in Alberta. I will be glad to get out of the house and go back to work

by 18 April.

The good news for the Club is that at this time it looks like the

expenses to the ESC resulting from the cancellation of the Spring

Show will be handled within the cash on hand in the bank. On the

other hand, the school where we hold our regular meetings will be

closed until September. We are optimistically still planning for the

social meeting on July 27 at the Lions Center including holding the

large auction in July. We need more auction lots for the July meeting.

If you are south of the river you can drop lots off at Fred’s house and

north of the river at my house. We hopefully will hold the general

meeting to approve the financial report and elect the new Board for

2020-2021 during the business portion of the July meeting.

The Board is considering whether we will reschedule the cancelled

Spring Show to September. The proposed dates are Friday 18 setup

with the show on the 19th and 20th. The Board will have to make the

decision by no later than May. If you want to comment on this or any

business of the ESC, please contact me or any other member of the

Board.

The ESC web site will be updated when we know anything further.

In addition, there will be a general email to members concerning any

changes in events, and dates as they become known. As a last resort

for information you can read this President’s message in the

upcoming Bulletin.


NOTICE

Club Meetings Are Cancelled Until Further Notice

The schools are closed until September

Summer meeting and auction Is still planned, depending if the city reopens the venue by June,

This will allow a final decision as to a go/no-go for July 27th. We are still accepting auctions lots currently.

Contact Fred Tauber: 780-469-3034 or [email protected]

HACKERS TRY TO GET YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

A recent form of phishing is rampant on the internet. They use public information about the ESC board of directors and send requests for payment from these names. Delete, do not reply.

DOOR PRIZE

No Name Tag – No Prize

At the regular meetings

Dave Ellis asks members if they have any bulk stamps to donate to the club for the kiloware table? I am running low on stamps that have not been put out already. You can just bring them to any meeting.

HEMARUKA SISTERS GO MISSING

Here’s a photo of Hemaruka’s post office cancellation. The

office was named after A.C. Warren’s four beautiful daughters -

Helen, Mary, Ruth and Kathleen. At a Club show and tell, an album

page with a Hemaruka cover postmarked November 29, 1932 was

misplaced.

We would like to get the girls safely home. Please check your

odds and ends and let our editor know if you’ve found them.

Thanks for looking! Next page


Trading Post

Frank von Hausen, fvhstamps.com , 1-866-684-8408,

Email: [email protected]. We buy & sell stamps of Canada,

European, foreign and topicals. Postcards, postal history covers,

Catalogues, Albums & accessories. Many discount prices.

Weekly auctions.

FOR SALE: ALBERTA HISTORY JOURNAL (in excellent condition) Begins with an attractively bound book containing volumes 6 through 14. 1958 – 1964. Contains a magazine run from 1958 through 2019 - a total of 217 issues. Includes two cumulative indexes and an accompanying 3 volume PIONEER WEST set. A marvelous resource for the Alberta historian and researcher Price! $285.00 Cdn. Keith R. Spencer, 780 437-1787

keithrspencer41 @gmail.com

I need a Canada Post Letter from Santa 2019 to complete my

Canadian collection for last year. Does anyone one have one for sale

or trade? I must have been naughty because I did not receive my

reply this year. Talk to me at a club meeting, or email Richard Barnes

[email protected]

HEMARUKA SISTERS GO MISSING

(similar postmark – cover missing)

http://www.fvhstamps.com/




RPSC Volunteer awards

2019 winners, Kelly Liusz Moser and

George (Bud) Cutler

Presented by Dr. Joel Weiner

Keeping in line with its new strategic initiative, the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada (RPSC) recognized more than 20 hard-working volunteers at this year’s Royal Convention in Mississauga. The RPSC kicked off what will now be an annual recognition of volunteerism – for both members and non-members alike – by honouring 22 philatelists for their work in promoting the hobby at large. Congratulations to Kelly and Bud.


Meeting Dates

The Edmonton Stamp Club meets Mondays at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria of

St. Joseph High School, 10830 - 109 Street. Park to the north of the school

and use the main entrance at the south-east corner of the school. For

information about the club call 780-488-5288 or 780-437-1787.

Edmonton BNAPS

(British North America Philatelic

Society) will meet on the last Sunday of the month. All BNAPSers

welcome.

For information contact David Piercey at 780-437-2771 [email protected]

or Steven Friedenthal at 780-721-3669 [email protected]

On Ebay – (Canadian Dollars)

USA #237_MH, (9 bids) $48 / USA #239_MLH, (23 bids) $109

USA #240_U, (13 bids) $44 / USA #241_MH, (27 bids) $235

2020

July 27th (summer

meeting/auction) Still as

Scheduled

September 19th & 20th Show / Bourse Rescheduled

Noncompetitive exhibits

Plus, the rare RCMP display

Commemorating 100 Years

2020

MEETINGS

CANCELLED UNTIL

FURTHER NOTICE

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Just When You Are Comfortable Richard Barnes

Just when you are comfortable with a philatelic topic something

will come along to deflate your ego. On the plus side you now have

the challenge and excitement of the hunt for more information. I was

asked if I knew anything about Great Britain postal stationary,

specifically Channel Island material. It is not in my collecting area of

interest, but I read the journals and talk stamps with Commonwealth

collectors. I was handed a glassine of square cuts off of Isle of Man

postal stationary. Whoops, I do not know anything about these items

other than what I can read on them.

The glassine has a number of square cuts off of Isle of Man postal

stationary. They are printed in black directly onto the stationary

paper. These square cuts come in two sizes, a large square format

[Fig 1] and a slightly smaller rectangular format [Fig 2].

I have seen two different square designs and three different rectangle

designs. Next page


The designs are of different views from around the Isle of Man. A

coarse brown paper (large envelope type of paper not white first-class

envelope paper) is used but the square design has a heavier grade of

paper than the rectangular design.

These square cuts are not found in the Higgins & Gage World

Postal Stationary Catalog, 1986. The cancels on the few square cuts

in the glassine are from the 1980s and 90s. Envelopes listed in the H

& G catalog for Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey all have a

denomination value on them. These square cuts have no specific

denomination only an unspecified Postage Paid on them. From the

small sample of square cuts I have seen the square design has the

Postage Paid is on the bottom of the design while the Postage Paid is

found on the top of the rectangular design.

I asked Great Britain collectors about these square cuts. I have

searched my clipping files and books. I have not found any further

information with the exception on the web of one dealer advertising a

rectangular design square cut for €3.25.

I have exhausted my sources. Can any member provide me with

more information?

RB


TOPICAL

COCONUTS By Ed Pitts

Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) was a Danish nobleman, astronomer, and alchemist, known for his extensive astronomical observations. He was the last of the great pre-telescope astronomers and was a fanatic concerning the completeness and accuracy of his data. His observations were considered the benchmarks of his time. Brahe was born into Danish nobility and at the age of two, was kidnapped by his uncle and aunt, who were childless, and thought that they deserved a lawful son and heir. His parents did not seem to mind so he stayed with them. Tycho was sent to university to study law, but the spectacle of a solar eclipse in 1560 convinced him to take up astronomy. In 1572 he published a book, De Nova Stella, describing supernova SN1572. Although he was not the first to observe it, his detailed analysis helped start a revolution in the way people thought of the supposed immutability of the stars and planets. Shortly after, the King of Denmark, Frederick II, offered Tycho Brahe the island of Hven as a fief along with generous financial support. Starting in August of 1576 he built a combined manor house and observatory called Uranienborg on Hven. For more than twenty years, Brahe lived, partied and observed here amassing an incredibly valuable collection of stellar observational material. Frederic II died and Brahe left Denmark in 1597 after a falling out with the new monarch.

Next page

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobility

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomy


In 1598 he accepted a proposal from Emperor Rudolf II

and went to work in Prague, there to be helped by Johannes

Kepler. Tycho Brahe died in 1601, due to a bladder

infection or, insert sinister music here, a case of mercury

poisoning. He is buried in Prague. His assistant, Johannes

Kepler, took the data Brahe had accumulated and used them

to formulate his famous laws of planetary motion.

During his lifetime, Brahe

developed his own (erroneous)

model of the universe, called

the Tychonic system which

tried to combine the ideas of

Ptolemy and Copernicus. This

cosmic blueprint correctly had the Moon orbiting the

Earth, and the planets as orbiting the Sun, but missed the

celestial boat completely when he imagined the Sun

orbiting the Earth. Close, but no cigar, but well worth

consideration as a giant among observational astronomers.

Well that’s it for this edition of Topical Coconuts. See you next time.

EP

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth


The Unexpected & Intriguing, Number 1: “Southesk”

In this and in an, yet, unspecified number of subsequent short

articles I am being so bold as to share some of the neat findings I have

turned up from various items of postal stationery accumulated over

the years. They have enlightened me on snippets of history or

geography or other fields of study, even taught me something of our

grand Province, and certainly brought these old writings to life; I hope

that others too will find the stories interesting. Let me also add,

before you ask, that I have discovered neither any closet skeletons

nor, alas, any clues for unearthing buried treasure ... from those

aspects, it is all rather ordinary and academic!

So having said that, here goes with the first story. In a batch of

covers that I recently acquired, I found this curious little item

(Illustration 1) from the Boer War period in southern Africa. The

rather smudgy military cancel reads “Field Post Office \ British Army

S. Africa \ 50 \ 17 JY \ 01”. The flap has gone missing (Illustration

2), so I cannot identify any transit or receiver cancels, but someone

has written July 16 on the back. I am guessing that the letter it once

contained bore that date.

During the Boer War there were several dozen Field Post Offices

which handled literally millions of pieces of mail from soldiers

writing home during the drawn-out conflict. Because the offices were

connected with particular regiments, their locations changed as the

troops moved or advanced, so the vast majority were identified, not

by a specific town name, but by a numeral above the date, in this case

the number “50”. Thus identifying the exact town origin of any

specific letter is tricky, but Rich records that FPO 50 was in use from

12 Jan 1901 to 9 Aug 1901 and that, in particular, the office was in

Pretoria in July of that year, so presumably Pretoria is where this

particular letter started its journey.

Next page


I wasn’t sure about keeping this damaged cover. If only it had its

contents or clear transit marks, I thought. But before consigning it to

the lightless protection of the box of surplus stationery or maybe to

the ‘discards’ folder, I had a second look at the front: to whom was it

addressed? The Countess Southesk, Kinnaird Castle, Brechin,

Forfarshire, Scotland. Now that sounded interesting: an individual

from the aristocracy and living in a real castle to boot – a pretty good

chance there would be something on-line about the addressee,

wouldn’t you think?

Sure enough, Kinnaird Castle still exists (Illustration 3), albeit

heavily reconstructed after a major fire in 1921, and you can even stay

there, for a price, in one of a couple of guest suites available to

tourists.

And who was the Countess? At

the turn of the twentieth century

this was the title belonging to the

impeccably well-connected Lady

Susan Catherine Mary Murray

(Illustration 4), eldest daughter of

the 6th Earl of Dunmore, and

second wife of James Carnegie (Illustration 5), the 9th Earl of

Southesk and Deputy Lieutenant of Forfarshire.

James had lost his first wife in 1855, after she had born him a son

and three daughters, so five years later at age 33 he married Susan,

who was ten years his junior. The marriage was productive, if one

can use that term, for they had another three sons and four daughters.

It was also good for them: they lived long, both dying at age 77, he in

1904 and she in 1915. Next page


Who was the writer of the letter? In contrast to many military

covers from that period, there is no clear indication of who sent the

letter, nor to which unit he belonged. However, there are three initials

scrawled at the bottom left hand corner of the envelope, not quite

legibly ... but would you accept that they might be “R. F. C.”? If so,

then surely this envelope was sent by her second son, the Hon. Robert

Francis Carnegie, who was serving as a Captain with the 2nd Battalion

Gordon Highlanders in the Boer War. He was an enthusiastic soldier,

and was involved in the defense of besieged Ladysmith, where he was

severely wounded. He was wounded a second time, and for his

bravery was mentioned twice in dispatches.

So that was that, I thought. The closest I shall ever get to moving

in aristocratic circles is to own this envelope addressed to a Countess.

But before putting it aside, I did one more search, and found there was

another intriguing layer for an Albertan. Evidently the widowed Earl

James was pining away from loneliness, so in 1859 his doctors

advised that, to improve his health, he should travel to a place where

he could live an active open-air life and hunt. Did you know that

hunting might be beneficial for your health? I didn’t!.

To be continued

On Ebay

USA #C18_MNH, blk 4, (14 bids) $119

ICELAND #C10_CARD, (14 bids) $113


2020 - February : Major (Rtd.) Richard K. Malott, CD, M.Sc., B.A. / 1927-2020

Dick Malott was the foremost Canadian aerophilatelist for many years.

Dick began collecting and

researching Canadian air mails in the

1950’s and was able to interview several

of the pilots who had made the pioneer

flights. He developed outstanding

collections of "Canadian Pioneer and

Semi-Official Air Mail Flown Covers" and of "Canadian Interrupted

Covers", which won 12 large and 5 small gold medals internationally,

and many Canadian and American Air Mail Society awards.

Dick was also very involved in organized philately. Among his

many roles he was an international judge; Editor-in-Chief for the first

edition of The Air Mails of Canada and Newfoundland - part of the

6th edition of The American Air Mail Catalogue; a Past President of

the Canadian Aerophilatelic Society; and a former Chair of the

American Air Mail Society's Awards Committee.

Dick was elected a member of the Aerophilatelic Hall of Fame in

1996. He also received many other awards over the years, including

election as a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada in

1986, as a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society of London in 2005,

and was presented with a Golden F.I.S.A. Pin “for his service and

devotion to aero- and astrophilately”, by the Federation Internationale

Des Societes Aerophilateliques in 2009.

In spite of all his achievements and awards, Dick never seemed to

slow down: he was a judge at ORAPEX in 2018, on the organizing

committee of ORAPEX for 2019, and continued to support and

encourage other philatelists.

He will be missed by many people.

A detailed philatelic biography of Dick Malott has been posted on

The Canadian Aerophilatelic Society's website at www.aerophilately.ca

http://www.aerophilately.ca/

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